Meet the Team
Developing Potential (UK) was set up from a desire to help individuals, teams and organisations to grow and develop. How do we do that? Often we experience much focus on achieving the task, whether it be increasing sales, production etc. We, however, have a passion for enabling people to reach their full potential and achieve more than they believe is possible. We do this through focussing on the individual and developing the relationships within the team. This in turn, leads to increased motivation and productivity. We also believe in inspirational, active, and memorable learning that you can instantly use in both your work and personal life. We work with a number of specialist associates to deliver high quality and value for money learning experiences.
Dan has been developing the hidden potential within teams and individuals for over ten years. His career started through working with young people and using the outdoors as a tool for self-discovery and personal development. An experienced trainer, coach and qualified teacher, Dan uses his understanding of experiential education and outdoor learning to provide powerful, fun and relevant learning experiences. His varied experience of working with public, private and voluntary sector organisations and working with young people through to senior management level make him a well rounded and versatile trainer.
With a firm belief in that we should practice what we teach, Dan can often be found pushing his own comfort zones through his love of surf kayaking, mountaineering, climbing and continuing professional development.
Qualifications
Dan Barnfield, Director
Julia's expertise is in the design of assessment, selection and development processes tailored to the client's individual needs. She is passionate about the need to invest in your people to differentiate yourselves in the market-place, and very strongly believes that time spent selecting the “right” and “best” people for your organisation will be a sound investment.
A Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Personnel & Development, Julia's work record spans both the public and private sectors having been a Royal Naval Officer for 10 years, a Civil Servant and a HR consultant operating in international organisations, the private and public sectors.
In her spare time she enjoys eventing her horse Harry and spending time with her family.
Qualifications
- British Psychological Society Level A and B qualified
- Registered user of the Myers Briggs Type Indicator
- Accredited user of the 16PF instrument
- Registered user of the OPQ instrument
- Certified user of the Strength Deployment Inventory
- NLP Practitioner
Julia Carden, Consultant
Jock has been involved in experiential development training since 1986, working as an associate with a number of leading training organisations. A parallel career as a civil engineer led back to training via project management. He has a formidable background of designing and delivering behavioural training in as diverse areas as coaching Olympic coaches, Health & Safety, Stress Management, Phobia treatment and Sexual Health.
Jock's real passion is for figuring out how people learn, and how they shift their self-limiting beliefs, whether that be about learning to juggle, managing their teams, or getting on better with their families. He takes an irreverent approach to training that uses an eclectic mix of elements from old and new wisdom and theory and isn't constrained by any particular training 'ideology'.
Recently, Jock has been involved in developing and running a follow-up to the widely acclaimed 'Mastery' personal development course, and has been collaborating on a forthcoming book on 'demystifying' Emotional Intelligence.
Recent Projects
Delivering leadership & coaching training for registrars, consultants and senior clinical staff from North Lancs NHS Primary Care Trust
Facilitating change management programmes throughout a major government agency restructuring, for the Department of Constitutional Affairs
Qualifications
- Registered user of the Myers Briggs Type Indicator
- NLP Practitioner
- Mountain Leader
Jock Andrews, Consultant
Simon has been a respected provider of people development training for over 7 years. He understands the need to find out exactly what results you are looking for and tailor his design and delivery accordingly.
Based in West Yorkshire, he has a wealth of experience in both the public and private sectors with clients including HSBC Bank plc, DVLA, Department of Transport, Department of Work and Pensions, Jobcentre Plus as well as smaller organisations e.g. Bradford Chamber of Commerce. He has worked across the UK as well as overseas e.g. in Armenia, Luxembourg & Russia.
He is a hugely enthusiastic, positive and inspirational People Development trainer with an established track record in producing real, measurable results that have been evidenced by both participant and client feedback.
Qualifications
- Accredited User of the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
- Accredited User of the MBTI & Teams
- Qualified Practitioner of the APTER Motivational Style Profile
- Accredited User of the Margerison-McCann Team Management Profile
- Accredited User of the LIFO
Simon Priestley, Consultant
